Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-04-05
CINCINNATI'S HOT FIGHT
THE REPUBLICANS REFLECT
THEIR MAYOR.

lhGlkO M "A OK.
Labor's Candidate Only 600 Votes Be-
hind-The Democracy the Heaviest
Losers by the New MOvsment-A Big
Victory Gained at CieVeiand-A Belief
that Michigan Has Gone for Prohibi-
| tion.
CINCINNATI, April 4.--The most inter
estlng, uncertain and surprising election
for years was that OF to-day, AT this
writing GO pm. the best experts In fore
casting results are at q loss and give
their estimates with many reservations
to cover coming returns. The uncertainty
all arises from the unexpected large vote
for the Labor party and from its queer
distribution. 1t was at first thought that
this party would draw it's strength more
from the Democrats than from the Repub-
llcans, but the returns now in show heavy
drafts in the Republican districts, espe-
| clally in the German quarter.
ABIG SURPRISE
The Eleventh ward, a German ward,
hitherto a Republican stronghold, has
been carried today by the Labor party.
TAere are 1866 precincts 10 the city. or
these "a have been heard from, and they
show Republican loss of 476 on the vote
| for Comptroller year ago, when the Re-
publican mrjorIty was $3.50. Assuming
| that the same rate of loss will be main
tanned in the precincts yet to hear from,
| the Republican candidate for Mayor will
be elected by plurality of about 1000.
But as before limited ii is unsafe to make
estimates, the vote is 30 irregular. The
relative aggregate vote of the first "a pre-
cincts is as follows: Smith Rep, 2,573;
! Matson DEM, 1906; Stevenson Labor,
1,697.
GOOD ORDER.
The election was carried on in perfectly
| good order. A clear space of 100 feet on
each side of the polling places was kept
all day by non-partisan police, whose au-
| thorlty was respected. Voters passed
the ordeal OF ticket holders outside of this
limit, but within, and at the polls no cleo
tioneering was permitted. The judges and
clerks are so carefully selected by the
Board OF Elections that there is no sus-
| picion OF q false count, 80 that whatever
is the result there will be no doubt that
1t is the Will OF the people.
LABoR's MAN AHEAD.
| CINCINNATI, o.. April 4, IL P. M.-The
| Board of Elections has Just completed the
footing on the head OF the ticket, which
shows W. II. Stevenson, the labor candi-
date for Mayor to be elected by 10 votes.
The figures are Stevenson, 17,414, Smith,
Rep, II, ,404: Matson, Dem, IL, ,547.
They have returns from all the pre-
cincts in the city or course with such a
result the official count will have TO be
awaited for the real verdict. An inspec-
tion of the vote indicates that the remain
der of the ticket will be Republican, ex-
cept the Judge OF the Police Court.
SMITH FAR AHEAD.
CINCINNATI, April 5, 1925 A. M.-The
Board of Elections has revised its COM
putation and finds mistake which shows
that Smith, Rep, is elected by over 900
M ajority.
| CLEVELAND GOES DEMOCRATIC.
| CLEVELAND, o.. April 4.-The election
IN Cleveland to-day for municipal officers
was a surprise to the Repu ublicans. The
entire Democratic ticket, headed by B. u.
Baboock, candidate for Mayor, was
elected by about 1900 majority. The
Board of Aldermen is probably Demo.
cratic also. Mr.. Bebock is one of the
most popular politicians In the city. The
Republicans attribute their defeat to the
''stay -at-homes" within their party.
BALLoTING IN MICHIGAN.
DETROIT, April 6.-Tbe Michigan elec-
| tors to-day casts their ballots on two JUS
tices of the State Supreme Court, two Re-
gents of the State University, and two
amendments to the constitution, besides
county officers. The amendments were
for an increase of the salaries Of State
officers and prohibition OF the liquor
traffic. Both the liquor and anti-liQuor
men have worked hard. lively campaign
being the result. An important factor in
the fight has been the temperance element
that doubted the effectiveness OF prohibi-
tory legislation. Owing to the energetic
work for and against the prohibition
amendment a very full vote was polled,
this being particularly true in the south
ern part OF the State. In the upper PEN
insula snow fell to depth OF from
2 to 4 feet and very materially ln-
terfered with the vote. Generally
the day was quiet, although in a
few places trouble between the
ProhibtioDists and AnitProhibitionist ts
was reported. Women have been present
at the polls all day, working for the
amendment. SO far as reported, the
prohibition amendment Is strongly op.
posed IL the cities, but the country vote
seems likely to overcome the city vote.
1t is almost an impossibllity to give
definite returns tonight. All the reports
so far received are scattered and incOm-
plete. However, enough is known tC
show that the Republicans have elected
their State ticket by safe plurality
The Tribune claims q plurality of moi
less than 10000 as to the amendments
Later returns seem to make the adoption
of both assured. The vote on the pro.
hibition amendment has been very heavy
| and the anti-liouOr element has an.